adj. Function: adjective
characterized by or expressing disdainful, skeptical humor FF1C; had a sardonic smile that mirrored his fixed expectation of the worst from everyone FF1E;
Synonyms: cynical, ironic, wry
Related Words: contemptuous, disdainful, scornful; derisive, jeering, mocking, saturnine, sneering; caustic, corrosive, sarcastic, satiric